Title: AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL ADMINISTER THE CHILD CARE DEVELOPMENT FUND/TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES (CCDF/TANF) PROGRAM IN THE STATE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ALLOCATE THE FUNDS FOR THE CCDF/TANF PROGRAM ON A PRO RATA BASIS AMONG EACH OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL ISSUE CCDF/TANF CHILD CARE CERTIFICATES TO QUALIFIED PARENTS FOR USE WITH ELIGIBLE LICENSED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS IN THE STATE; TO PROVIDE THAT IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO ACCEPT A CCDF/TANF CHILD CARE CERTIFICATE FROM A PARENT, A LICENSED CHILD CARE PROVIDER FIRST MUST HAVE PREPARED A DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE LESSON PLAN THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH THE PROVIDER IS LOCATED; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND TRAINING TO THE CHILD CARE PROVIDERS ON PREPARING ACCEPTABLE LESSON PLANS, AND SHALL REVIEW THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LESSON PLANS BY THE CHILD CARE PROVIDERS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-1-65 AND 43-17-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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